Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN I ***** An introduction to the fundamentals of Russian grammar and basic conversation topics. Includes pronunciation, reading, oral, aural, and translation practice. Also includes a basic introduction to Russian culture. ***** Prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Russian. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN II ***** Continuation of RUSS 101. ***** Prerequisite(s): RUSS 101 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I ***** A continuation of the fundamentals of Russian grammar and conversation topics. Includes oral, aural, composition, translation, and reading practice. Attention is also given to Russian cultural topics and current events. ***** Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II ***** Continuation of RUSS 201. Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): RUSS 201 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION I ***** Introduction to contemporary political and cultural events through reading Russian newspapers. Also includes discussion of advanced grammar topics. ***** Prerequisite(s): RUSS 202 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig.

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION II ***** Continuation of RUSS 301. ***** Prerequisite(s): RUSS 301 or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Ludwig.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPECIAL TOPICS ***** Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission required.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN CULTURE ***** Contents vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson Repeatable for Credit.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE ***** The course acquaints the student with writers who have been important to the development of Russian culture. Emphasis on the modern period. Taught in English. ***** Course not offered in 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND COLONIALISM ***** This course includes a broad survey of postcolonial theories starting with Edward Said. This course is based on Ewa M. Thompson Imperial Knowledge: Russian Literature and Colonialism. Readings include Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Valentine Rasputin, Anatoly Rybakov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Ludmila Petrushevskaya, Tatiana Tolstaia and Valeiya Novodvorskaya. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TOLSTOY ***** Study of major works of Tolstoy. Novels and stories discussed include War and Peace; Anna Karenina; The Kreutzer Sonata; Family Happiness; The Cossacks; The Devil; The Death of Ivan Ilych; Father Sergius; The Confessions and Hadji Murad. Taught in English. ***** Also offered as HUMA 382. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DOSTOEVSKY ***** Study of the major works of Dostoevsky. No knowledge of Russian required. Novels discussed include The Brothers Karamazov; Crime and Punishment; The Idiot; The Possessed; Notes from the Dead House; Notes from the Underground. Taught in English. ***** Also offered as HUMA 381. ***** Course offered Fall 2004. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WOMEN IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE ***** The portrayal of women in major works of Russian literature, with particular attention paid to the women writers' presentation of women. No knowledge of Russian required. ***** Also offered as WGST 442. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Thompson.

Department: German Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INDEPENDENT STUDY ***** Content varies depending on student interests and the availability of instructors. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.